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Concerts at Blue Lake
Enjoy w aterside entertainm ent
with the 'M usic by Blue L ake’
s e rie s , f e a tu rin g th e g ro u p
M oondance, Friday, Aug. 18 and
the eclectic South African group
Fools in Paradise, Friday, Aug. 25.
Both concerts run from 6 p.m. to 8 1
p.m. at Blue Lake Regional Park,
located between M arine Drive and
Sandy Boulevard o ff N ortheast
223rd Ave. For more information,
v isit w w w .m e tro -re g io n .o rg /
bluelakeorcall 503-797-1850.
Women’s Rights Day
Join the Portland branch o f Radi­
cal W omen in a celebration o f
women winning the right to vote,
with a forum held Saturday, Aug.
19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Bread and
R o se s
C e n te r,
819
N.
Killingsworth. A sum m er buffet
will be available at 6p.m . for $8 to
$10 on a sliding scale. For more
information, call503-240-4462.
Pet Adoption Events
The Oregon H um ane Society will
host adoption events on S atur­
day, Aug. 19 at Jantzen Beach
Home Depot; Dog Star. 1313 NW
K earney; and the W oodstock
Neighborhood Picnic. For more
in f o rm a tio n ,
v isit
w w w .oregonhum ane.org.
G ram m y-w inner a n d Latin ja z z p ia n is t E d d ie P alm ieri will jo in h is o rc h e str a a t th e
V ancouver W ine & J a zz Festival.
Vancouver serves
up a cultural event
Golf Tourney Volunteers
SEI is looking for volunteers for
the Jeld-W en T radition at the
Reserve Vineyards and Gold Club,
Aug. 2 1 through 27. Roles include
Expo Tent and Putt for Charity
staffing, and caddy and standard
bearers. V olunteers will receive a
w eekly ticket to the tournam ent,
as well as a SEI hat and shirt and
f(M)d and beverage. For more in­
formation, call 503-249- 172 Lex-
tension 264.
Women’s Caregiving
A free health forum ‘W hen is it
Tim e to Take C harge? W om en j
and C aregiving' will help partici­
pants recognize red flags, cope
w ith caretaking and provide com - I
munity resources every woman
can use. It takes place Thursday,
Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. at Providence St. j
Vincent Medical C enter's Souther| I.
Auditorium, 9205 S. W. Barnes Rd.
For more information, call 503-513-
8404.
YWCA Needs Advocates
Clark County YW CA is looking
for adults who can serve as m en­
tors for sexual assault victim s and
d o m e s tic v io le n c e s u p p o rt
groups, court-appointed ad v o ­
cates for abused and neglected
children and volunteers for incar­
cerated women transitioning back
into the com m unity. Fall training
and orientation begins Tuesday,
Sept. 2 from 6 p. m. to 8:30 p.m. For
more inform ation, call 360-696-
0167.
Family Fun at Irving Park
Portland Parks and Recreation and
First Steps Sports A cadem y w el­
com e all to Family FunDays, on
Fridays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Aug.
18 and 25 at Irving Park, 7 N.E.
Knott St. There will be food and
entertainm ent, health screenings
and more.
Economic Empowerment
PDX Confidential hosts DEED: Di­
versity Economic Empowerment
Day, a conference to celebrate di-
versity,explore individual skillsand I
develop leadership in the global
economy, Tuesday, Sept. 12 at the
Portland Hilton and Executive
Tower, 921 S.W. Sixth Ave. The
conference takes place from 8 a.m.
to 2:30 p.m., followed by a Mas­
querade Ball at 6 p.m.
community service
H arm onica m a n J a m e s C o tto n is
s c h e d u le d for o p e n in g n ig h t o f th e
three-d a y w ine a n d ja z z extra v a g a n za in
Vancouver.
Rosa Parks
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Registration for kindergarten through
sixth-grade students started this week at
Rosa Parks Elementary School, a new school
opening Sept. 6 in
the New C olum bia
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but will move tothe Tam ala N e w s o m e
new school at 8960
N. W oolsey Ave. on Monday. Aug. 28.
Registration is primarily for new students
w ho reside in the recently constructed New
Colum bia ncighborhtxxl. Students who at­
tended Ball Elem entary last year will attend
Rosa Parks, and their school records have
been sent. T am ala Newsome, an African
Am erican educator honored for raising stu­
dent achievem ent at Ball, will serve as prin­
cipal at Rosa Parks.
Fam ilies must provide the follow ing in­
formation when registering: two pieces o f
proof o f residency, with address; one piece
o f picture identification, different from the
first tw o items; for kindergartners, an origi-
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Excitem ent is building for the ninth Annual W ine &
Jazz Festival, com ing to dow ntow n V ancouver for the
w eekend o f Aug. 25, 26, and 27.
O ver the past eight years, the event has becom e one
o f the most important jazz festivals in the Northwest.
T his y ear’s celebration is expected to attract more than
l5,(X X )peopleenjoyingm ajorG ram m y-w inningjazzand
blues artists, up-and com ing perform ers and regional
jazz and blues greats from throughout the Northwest.
Each year there is a com m itm ent to presenting inter­
nationally acclaim ed jazz artists, as well as local and
regional jazz m usicians, said Dr. M ichael Kissinger,
V ancouver W ine & Jazz F estival's artistic director.
O pening the 2(X)6 edition on Friday, Aug. 25 is an “all
blues evening, headlined by blues legend, seven-tim e
G ram m y nom inee and harm onica man Jam es Cotton.
Cotton began his career in 1944 at age 9, and has
perform ed with great stars from Muddy W aters, Elvis,
B.B. King and the Steve M iller Band.
The lineup for Saturday, Aug. 26 includes SpyroG yra
( 11 million album s sold to dale I. R&B and G ospel diva
Mavis Staples, and 4-tim e G ram m y-w inner and New
O rleans jazz giant Dr. John.
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M a vis S ta p le s , fre sh fro m a G ra m m y L ifetim e A c h ie v e m e n t Award, will
ta k e th e W ine & F estival s ta g e a t E sth e r S h o rt Park in V ancouver.
Neighbors Step Up for Livability
Taking action to
improve Dekum
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F or T iii P ortland O bserver
by
Ross Danielson rem em bers when his wife, Annie,
would arrive home upset after falling into deep pot­
holes as she stepped off the Tri-M et bus on N orth­
east Dekum Street.
The holes that hid beneath overgrown grass were
rem nants ol an unfinished thought o f trees lining the
street. C om pounding those absentm inded pitfalls
was the trash and graffiti plaguing streets in their
W oodlaw n com m unity.
Many o f these empty
patches o f land between the
street and sidewalks are the
homeowners ’ concern, the
city's concern, and Tri-Met's
concern.
-R o ss Danielson
Several other neighbors agreed that the disre­
spectful behavior made Dekum an unsafe and un­
sightly route for transit riders.
D anielson said when he approached the city of
Portland and T riM et he was told there was no money
or governm ent help available to solve the neighbor­
hood livability issues
" I he city w ouldn't fill the holes or clean up the
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R o s s D a n ielso n (far right) ta k e s a s e a t o n a b u s s to p b e n c h bu ilt b y
M a tt Cartwright ( s e c o n d from right) for th eir n eig h b o rh o o d on
N o r th e a s t D e k u m S tr e e t in P o rtla n d 's W oodlaw n co m m u n ity . A lso
p ic tu re d are n e ig h b o rs Z a c R e is n e r (far left) a n d J.L. Q uentin.